Former All Blacks great John Kirwan has been appointed as Blues coach in Auckland replacing Pat Lam for the next two Super Rugby seasons.
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Wales however, have made 9 changes to the side which beat England on the weekend. Wales (6) 19 / England (6) 9 (Final Score)Wales hosted England at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff at 15:30 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
We can look forward to the following rugby on TV this weekend in SA: The following Rugby is on TV in SA from Friday morning 25 February till Sunday 27 February 2011. Remember to do your SuperBru picks on time! France coach Marc Lievremont has dropped scrumhalf Morgan Parra to the bench and promoted Dimitri Yachvili in one of six changes to the team to face England at Twickenham. Tonight, Friday 4 February 2011, sees the start of the Six Nations Tournament, featuring the strongest 6 European Nations. First up is Wales vs England at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales at 21:45 SA Time. Rugby-Talk will cover this match live tonight. London Irish’s South African prop Faan Rautenbach has been cited for stamping on Munster flanker David Wallace. The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) have said that they will not negotiate for player release with England’s Premier Rugby Limited but only with England’s Rugby Football Union. This applies to Welsh internationals playing for Premiership clubs in England.
According to the allblacks.com website, Williams, who is recovering from a second Achilles tendon rupture, is to play up to four games for the side as he attempts his recovery ahead of the Super 15 season in New Zealand. |
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I thought I would start to post titbits picked up during the week, but probably don’t deserve a full article.
Argentina coach Santiago Phelan selected his strongest line-up on Tuesday for the World Cup warm-up match with Wales on Saturday.
Toulouse scrapped their way to an 18th French league crown on Saturday, justifying by a whisker their favourites’ tag to edge underdogs Montpellier 15-10 at the Stade de France in the Top 14 final.
All Blacks lock Ali Williams has been familiarising himself with his new temporary home in England, the Nottingham Rugby Club.